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Ponte Preta and Coritiba meet at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, in a match for the 37th round of Serie B. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 28-07-2018, the two teams tied (0-0) ). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 07-20-2017, Serie A, Ponte Preta won by (4-0). Leo Melo (16 ‘), Emerson Sheik (61’ e 88 ‘) and Lucca (84’) scored the goals for Ponte Preta. Coritiba presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Ponte Preta:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 56 points won, after 15 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Boa, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Juventude by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 11 conceded. For the championship, Ponte Preta won 19 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Ponte Preta went up a lot of production in this final part of the competition, comes from 7 wins and 1 draw and now goes in search of another positive result to try to enter the zone of access to Serie A. The team has as main characteristic positive the great defensive organization, because it has the strongest defense of the competition and suffered only 4 goals in the last 7 days and in none of those games suffered more than one goal. At home, like this Tuesday, the Ponte Preta has been acting very well, playing intelligently, because it is concerned first to defend and knows how to take advantage of the goal opportunities it creates, however, the highlight is its defense, which has suffered only 4 goals in the last 8 games against the fans. For the game against Coritiba, coach Gilson Kleina has only the absence of Tiago Real, suspended by accumulation of yellow cards.
Coritiba:
After 12 wins, 13 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 49 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against San Bento, by (5-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Goiás, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 11 conceded. For the championship, Coritiba won 10 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 18 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Coritiba comes to this penultimate day just to meet the calendar, since it has no chances of promotion or descent, so it is left to try to finish the competition with dignity. The team presents a performance below the expected, both in the offensive and in the defensive sector, as they scored only 39 goals, being the eleventh best among the 20 participants of Serie B, and suffered 42 goals, having the eighth defense weaker. These numbers help explain the unsatisfactory campaign so far. Coritiba has acted badly, has won only 1 of its last 10 games and it should be noted that it has the worst defense in this type of situation, with 30 goals suffered in 18 games. For the match against Ponte Preta, coach Argel Fucks will not be able to count on the side Abner, for suspension, and he must repeat the same starting eleven that he acted in the victory over Goiás on the last day.
Ponte Preta vs Coritiba head to head matches
28.07.18 SB Coritiba Ponte Preta 0 : 0
12.11.17 SA Coritiba Ponte Preta 1 : 1
20.07.17 SA Ponte Preta Coritiba 4 : 0
11.12.16 SA Ponte Preta Coritiba 2 : 0
07.08.16 SA Coritiba Ponte Preta 3 : 1